Presented at a CTEP workshop in Knoxville, TN on July 13, 2011.

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ETCleanFuels:
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Partnerships for Action
Partnerships for Action
July 13, 2011 – CTEP Workshop
July 13, 2011 –
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Jonathan Overly,
ETCleanFuels
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Agenda
1. Who is ETCleanFuels?
2. What We Do & Why We Do It
3. Example Fuel‐by‐fuel Snapshots of Work in ET, TN, beyond
 CNG Tennessee Team for NGVs
CNG – Tennessee Team for NGVs
 Biodiesel & E85 work – public stations collaboration
 Cellulosic Ethanol – Supply Chain (partner)
 The EV Project – EVSE, conversions (partner)
 Propane collaborations, too
ETCleanFuels’ 2011 Founding Partners:
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Just
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a little
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Charlie
Daniel,
Knoxville
News
News
Sentinel,
published
8/3/10
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Who is ETCleanFuels?
Who is ETCleanFuels?
 10 year old nonprofit in East TN 501(c)3
10‐year old nonprofit in East TN, 501(c)3
 Designated member of U.S. DOE Clean Cities Program (~90)
 Focused on transp. sector change:
diversify away from oil & use less!
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What Does ETCleanFuels Do?
What Does ETCleanFuels Do?
 Support East Tennessee fleets
Support East Tennessee fleets
 Direct fleet & fuel supplier meetings
 Hold regional (Knox., Chatt., Tri‐Cities) meetings
 Workshops & presentations; adult & K‐12 education, write
multiple state or regional newsletters
 Look for partnership opportunities
 Collaborate on grants ‐ EPA, DOE, CMAQ, others
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Two ETCleanFuels Publications
Two ETCleanFuels Publications
TN Clean
Fuels Advisor
‐ free, mailed
newsletter
SE Fuels Fix
Ezine (online)
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www.FuelsFix.com
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K‐12 School Presentations
K‐12 School Presentations
• Presentations focus on relaying the basics &
Presentations focus on relaying the basics &
importance of alt fuels and fuel economy
• ’06‐’07 & ’07‐’08 = 700‐1,700 reached
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’08‐’09 = 3,600 students reached
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• ‘09‐’10 = 4,990 students reached
• ‘10‐’11 = 10,000 students reached!
10 11 10,000+ students reached!
• “1st Graders for Clean Fuels” ‐ hits all 5 of the
senses through an interactive presentation
senses through an interactive presentation
• “Clean Fuels Jeopardy!” a hit!
• “The Oil Timeline” for younger kids
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Petroleum Prices
Petroleum Prices
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U.S. Addiction to Oil – Think Long‐term
U S Addiction to Oil – Think Long term
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Tennessee Team for NGVs…
Cross‐state Collaboration
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 Partnership of TN Clean Cities, TN Gas Association & other organizations
to advance NG as transportation fuel in the state
 Have several items on 1‐year agenda: legislative, education…
 One potential vision ‐ In 2015 ‐‐ our teamwork produced a
total 10 public stations, 4 major markets
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TN E85 & B20 Stations Building Access
TN E85 & B20 Stations – Building Access
 E85 stations – 33 public stations
 B20 stations – 32 public stations (most public B20 in U.S.)
Most biofuel stations thanks to state funding, ETCleanFuels work, or stations alone.
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Getting smart – Let em
Getting smart – Let ‘em Know
 State (through TDOT) offers highway incentive program:
If station will place “E85” (or “B20”) on their logo sign,
TDOT will erect the blue “biofuel” signs… on all 4 exit signs
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(Not policy, but partnership + progress)
I‐75 Green Corridor Project
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 Add 10 E85 & 15 B20 public
Add 10 E85 & 15 B20 public
pumps @ 200 mile intervals
 Enable driving all the way from
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Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Miami, FL
on your biofuel
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1,786 miles – will be the longest
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biofuels corridor in U.S.
 Displace 1.7+ MGY of petroleum
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 Proposed I‐40 last year… didn’t
win
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Building a Biomass Industry in TN
Building a Biomass Industry in TN
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www.UTbioenergy.org
 Demonstration Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery
Demonstration Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery
 Switchgrass farmer incentive program
 Biomass Innovation Park
Biomass Innovation Park Biomass
 Technology demonstrations
 Tennessee Biomass Supply Co‐op
 Seed production capacity
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Demonstration Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery
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• Collaboration between Genera Energy and DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE)
• Vonore, Tennessee: Niles Ferry Industrial Park, Monroe County, 32 acre site
• 250,000 GPY demo plant and Process Development Unit (PDU) pilot plant
• Optimized as precursor to commercial facility; long‐term operation as R&D facility
• Started operations December 2009
• Multiple feedstocks: cob & switchgrass
Copyright 2010, Genera Energy LLC, NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
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Tennessee Switchgrass Experience
• Contracting with local farmers to produce 6,000
acres of switchgrass
– Nearly 3,000 acres harvested in 2009
– Added >3,000 acres in 2010
– 1,000 acres improved varieties
• UT/Genera contract with local farmers
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~$450/ac/yr for 3 years
– They provide seed, technical expertise
– Separate storage contracts
– Yield‐based component in 2010
• Averaging about 8 tons/ac by 3rd year
– Harvesting ~2 tons in year 1
– ~5 tons in year 2
– ~8 tons year 3 and beyond
~8 tons year 3 and beyond
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Switchgrass Contract Farms
Cumberland Knox
Roane
Loudon
Blount
Rhea Biorefinery
Vonore
Meigs
Monroe
McMinn
• 2008 SFIP Contract
• 2009 SFIP Contract
Bradley • 2010 SFIP Contract
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Copyright 2010, Genera Energy LLC, NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
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Hear from the farmer himself -
Switchgrass videos @ GeneraEnergy net !
GeneraEnergy.net
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The EV Project TN is a Unique Partner!
The EV Project – TN is a Unique Partner!
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The EV Project
The EV Project – Nationwide
 14,650 Level 2 (220V) Chargers
 310 DC Fast‐Chargers
 40+ Project Partners
 5,700 Nissan LEAF Cars & 2,600 Chevrolet Volt Cars
5,700 Nissan LEAF Cars & 2,600 Chevrolet Volt Cars
 16 Major Cities
PLUS…
 1,200 New Jobs by 2012
 5,500 New Jobs by 2017
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The EV Project Locations in TN
The EV Project – Locations in TN
 Hardware “footprint boundary design”
 3 major cities, plethora of connected, smaller cities
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The EV Project What s Coming to TN
The EV Project – What’s Coming to TN
 1,000 Residential Charging Stations (Level 2 – 220V)
• Installed at “home” of each LEAF purchased
 1,200 Commercial Chargers (Mostly Level 2; 60 “DC Fast Chargers”)
• Installed at strategic business parking lots
 150 Public Chargers
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• For public use at municipally‐owned locations (airports, parking garages)
 1,000 LEAFs
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• Private Drivers
• Commercial/
Municipal Fleets
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Adding DC Fast Charging at ETP
Adding DC Fast Charging at ETP
 No contract in place, but expected to
be an approved “EV Project” DC Fast
Charge location
 25 min. “refuel” for Nissan LEAF
25 min. refuel for Nissan LEAF
 Enabling corridor travel for pure EVs
Plugs in here
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The EV Project Solar Charging
The EV Project – Solar Charging
 Unique in project to
Unique in project to
Tennessee!
 TVA SMART Station
– “Smart Modal
Smart Modal
Area Recharge
Terminal”
 125 total in TN
125 total in TN
 Level 2 charging
 Specific locations
(ORNL, EPRI, others)
(ORNL EPRI others)
 Storage = solar‐
powered!!
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Crossville s Eco Travel Plaza ‐
Crossville’s Eco Travel Plaza ‐ TSE
(One example of idle reduction action or technology)
 Goal = Cleaner, healthier place for truckers
Goal = Cleaner healthier place for truckers
 Providing 50 electrified spaces for HD trucks
 Reducing emissions by 70‐99%
 Adding solar!!
• Roof‐top
• 35 kW system
• Will offset much of the initial
TSE usage to zero pollution!!
Intent – work on more transportation
projects that are EV that include solar!
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TSE Equipment added in Crossville
TSE Equipment added in Crossville
Shorepower units AireDock units
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Idle‐Free Tennessee
Idle‐Free Tennessee
 School focused idle reduction plan for all
School‐focused idle reduction plan for all
drivers
 Discuss with county/muni. school leaders,
board; talk to principal, PTA
 Meet with school bus drivers, applaud their
efforts; discuss opp. for healthier kids through
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increasing idle reduction efforts; ask to sign
pledge!
 Post signs & provide info at schools
Post signs & provide info at schools
 Knox County underway; into other counties
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“Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go, instead, where there is no path
and leave a trail.”
and leave a trail.”
‐ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jonathan Overly
Jonathan Overly
 www.ETCleanFuels.org
 jgoverly@utk.edu
 865 974 3625
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